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NE61 6WY

Morpeth North · Northumberland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Morpeth North
Local authority
Northumberland
Constituency
North Northumberland
Postcode district
NE61
Postcode sector
NE61 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE61 9ZZ 0 m
NE61 1AA 1 m
NE61 9DH 1 m
NE61 9DZ 1 m
NE61 9FE 1 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE61 6WY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 2003
Terminated
1 October 2010
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE61
Postcode sector
NE61 6
Latitude
55.167874
Longitude
-1.691960
British National Grid easting
419,722
British National Grid northing
585,994

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Northumberland · E06000057
Electoral ward
Morpeth North · E05016127
Parish or community
E04013352
Westminster constituency
North Northumberland · E14001397
Output area
E00139719
Lower layer super output area
Northumberland 016B · E01027453
Middle layer super output area
Northumberland 016 · E02005723

Postcode source versions

Explore NE61

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
6
Secondary
3

  1. St Roberts Catholic First School, Morpeth

    Academy converter

    51 m

  2. Abbeyfields First School

    Academy converter

    618 m

  3. Morpeth Chantry Middle School

    Academy converter

    636 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,219
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 492
  • Anti social behaviour 157
  • Public order 143
  • Shoplifting 114
  • Criminal damage and arson 108

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NE61 6 residents
6,365

Age bands in NE61 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.6%
965 residents
Age 15 to 24
9.1%
566 residents
Age 25 to 44
21.8%
1,350 residents
Age 45 to 64
31.1%
1,927 residents
Age 65 and over
22.4%
1,390 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • NPC CENTRAL NORTHUMBERLAND

    MORPETH SURGERY, WELLWAY, MORPETH, NE61 1BJ

    ODS code A84036

    229 m

  • GAS HOUSE LANE SURGERY

    MORPETH NHS CENTRE, THE MOUNT, MORPETH, NE61 1JX

    ODS code A84039

    690 m

  • GREYSTOKE SURGERY

    MORPETH NHS CENTRE, KINGS AVENUE, MORPETH, NE61 1JX

    ODS code A84031

    690 m

Nearby transport

  • Oldgate

    BCT · Morpeth

    46 m

  • Oldgate

    BCT · Morpeth

    73 m

  • Bus Station

    BCS · Morpeth

    153 m

  • Bus Station

    BCQ · Morpeth

    156 m

  • Bus Station

    BCS · Morpeth

    157 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Northumberland 016B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,065 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
5 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

11 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 3 secondary schools. St Roberts Catholic First School, Morpeth is the nearest published school at 51 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1,219 published events cover 12 months, averaging 102 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 492 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.